buttonlike

Thân thiện

A small child picks up a buttonlike pebble from the beach.

Definition

Adjective: - Resembling a button in appearance: Having the small, round, and often shiny characteristics of a button or a bead.

Usage

• Used to describe an object, feature, or shape that is small, round, and frequently glossy, similar to a button or a shiny bead.
• Typically functions as a descriptive adjective before a noun.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• In descriptive writing: Often used in literary or detailed descriptions to create a vivid, precise image of an object's form and texture.
  • The beetle's buttonlike elytra gleamed with an iridescent sheen.

Variants and Related Words

• Buttony (adjective): An informal variant with the same meaning.
  • The puppy's buttony nose was cold and wet.

Synonyms

• Beadlike: Resembling a bead.
• Globular: Spherical in shape.
• Orbicular: Circular or spherical.

Antonyms

• Angular: Having sharp angles or corners.
• Asymmetrical: Not identical on both sides of a central line.
• Irregular: Not even or balanced in shape or arrangement.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button
   • bright beady eyes
   • black buttony eyes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• beady
• beadlike
• buttony